The Digital Collections Center is proud to announce the launch of its newest digital collection: Furman Magazine. This collection contains over 180 issues of the Furman Magazine beginning with its first issue in 1951 all the way up to its current issue from the Spring of 2015. The magazines are a fascinating look at the development . . .Continue reading Furman Magazine Now Online
Category: Research Resources
Explore Demographic Data
Social Explorer is an online research tool designed to provide access to historical census data and demographic information. It creates maps and reports to help users visually analyze and understand demography and social change throughout history. The site currently includes the entire US Census history from 1790 to 2000, all annual updates from the American Community . . .Continue reading Explore Demographic Data
Video Database Trial
Database Trial: Academic Video Online: Premium Academic Video Online: Premium is comprised of over 45,000 video titles spanning essential subject areas, such as anthropology, business, counseling, history, music, film and science. Including the full content of collections such as Classical Music in Video, Environmental Studies in Video, LGBT Studies in Video, Meet the Press, and . . .Continue reading Video Database Trial
Frivolous Tax Arguments
Each year the Internal Revenue Service issues a detailed publication, The Truth About Frivolous Tax Arguments, which describes and responds to some of the common frivolous arguments made by individuals and groups who oppose compliance with the federal tax laws. The first section groups these arguments under five general categories, with variations within each category. Each . . .Continue reading Frivolous Tax Arguments
Database Trial: 60 Minutes
A trial for the 60 Minutes: 1997-2014 collection has been activated. This trial is available on our Trials LibGuide through Tuesday, May 5, 2015. The 60 Minutes collection provides 350 hours of video from 17 years of broadcasts, including hundreds of segments not available anywhere else in the world. Each news segment within the collection serves as . . .Continue reading Database Trial: 60 Minutes
eBooks: Student Use and Satisfaction
Furman University Libraries started intentionally buying eBooks for our collection in 2001. From 2001-2013, Furman students used our eBooks only a few hundred times a year. In the fall of 2013, PASCAL, the South Carolina academic library consortium, purchased a collection of over 100,000 new eBooks to be shared by SC college and university students. . . .Continue reading eBooks: Student Use and Satisfaction
Work Smart Workshop
Work Smart Workshop: Digital Media Resources Friday, March 27 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm James B. Duke Library, Room 043 Looking for new ways to engage your students with your class material? Looking for images or video to add to a presentation? Consider adding media. The libraries provide access to an impressive number of digital . . .Continue reading Work Smart Workshop
Improve Your Search
Are you looking for books and can’t find anything worthwhile? Are you looking for journal articles and can’t pin down something relevant? Maybe you’ve found way too much of everything and you are feeling overwhelmed. Sometimes the only thing you know for certain is you need help! Let’s take 2 scenarios – “I am not . . .Continue reading Improve Your Search
Finding Primary Sources
Finding Primary Sources in the Library When: Tuesday, February 24 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm Wednesday, February 25 @ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm Friday, February 27 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm Location: James B. Duke Library, Room 041 Facilitator: Steve Richardson Would you like to discover more . . .Continue reading Finding Primary Sources
Database Trial Feedback
The Furman University Libraries are currently providing trial access to several electronic resources. To explore these trial subscriptions, visit http://libguides.furman.edu/electronicresourcetrials. Then let us know what you think by completing our feedback form. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Black Newspapers ProQuest Historical Newspapers-Black Newspapers offers primary source material essential to the study of American history and African-American culture, history, politics, and . . .Continue reading Database Trial Feedback